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RSS FeedEveryone has places to go and people to see, but not everyone has the means to get there. For USF St. Petersburg students, the means have arrived. Bike-A-Bull, an on-campus bike-share program, officially opened for operation Jan. 14. Students only need their university ID to rent a bike for 24 hours. After receiving a list
As I scraped the dog poop off the deep grooves of my Dr. Martens, I can hear my roommate in my head. “You agreed to this,” she says. I agreed to living with the dirty mutt, yes. But having my backyard turned into a gigantic litter box? No. The poop was still fresh, and the
Urban Brew and BBQ effectively pairs two of the Sunshine State’s favorite edible offerings — craft beer and delicious barbecue. With an impressive selection of food and 20 craft beers on tap, it’s all too easy to wind up having a quick lunch stop turn into a two-hour event. First to land on the table
Italian black-mass metal maestros Mortuary Drape have awakened with Spiritual Independence, their first album in 10 years. Whereas previous album Buried in Time left many fans yearning for the ritualistic magic of old, Independence elevates the Drape’s command of the dark arts. Gone is the mechanical, metalcore-esque sound of Time. Instead, the Drape has re-invoked
Fun art, not fine art — this the motto at Painting with a Twist in St. Petersburg. Painting with a Twist consists of two hours of fun painting; the twist being wine. Drinking wine and painting on a canvas — what could sound more entertaining? They provide the canvas, paint, paintbrushes, napkins, cups and corkscrews.
Late weekend nights require mid-afternoon romances with your favorite weekend date: brunch. We’ve rounded up the five best places to brunch in downtown St. Pete. Grab a mimosa — or two. Red Mesa Cantina 128 Third St. S With ample indoor and outdoor seating, Red Mesa Cantina is the No. 1 place for brunch downtown.
Hackers took control of USF St. Petersburg’s website for a few minutes on Friday. Just before 2 p.m., usfsp.edu was hacked by a group who identified as “Indonesian Cyber Freedom Hackers,” or INCEF. The content of the website was replaced by INCEF’s banner, which lists the screennames of INCEF’s members, including the hacker, who identifies
Students awoke from their Friday-night hangovers, groaning and dragging their feet in hopes of attending Saturday’s 11 a.m. men’s basketball game for USF’s first Zombie Day. The students, however, were not the only ghouls in attendance as the Tulsa Hurricanes (12-5) devoured the USF Bulls 75-58. The Bulls, who have lost 10 of their last
On Saturday, college football players from around the country gathered in St. Petersburg to play in the 90th annual East-West Shrine Game. The game provides seniors one last chance to shine for NFL scouts before training for the NFL combine, something USF’s Marvin “Money” Kloss took full advantage of in the 19-3 victory over the
I share the frustration that many students have about the library hours. I am a night owl, so I get a lot of my school work done in the later hours of the day. In addition, almost every semester I have taken a night class that doesn’t get out until 8:50 p.m. So by the
